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Bird flu continues to spread in cows in US, human infected

April 7, 2024April 17, 2024Arsen Mayer

The H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in more herds of cows and infected one human in the past week, although health officials say the risk to humans is still low. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Friday that a person who had exposure to infected […]

Goat infected with bird flu in the US for first time

March 23, 2024March 24, 2024Arsen Mayer

A goat was found to be infected with the H5N1 subtype of bird flu at a farm in Minnesota, marking the first such case of bird flu in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats, and their relatives) in the US, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said last week. In February, bird flu was found […]

Bird flu found on mainland Antarctica for first time ever

February 26, 2024February 27, 2024Arsen Mayer

The H5 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first time, Spain’s Science Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the ministry, the presence of the virus was confirmed on Saturday by scientists at the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, led by researcher Antonio Alcamí, who works at the […]

Dozens of cranes killed by bird flu in northern Israel

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024Arsen Mayer

Dozens of cranes have been killed in an outbreak of bird flu in the Hula Valley in northern Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns of a large outbreak similar to the one that killed thousands of cranes from 2021-2022. In light of the outbreak, the Hula Nature Reserve has been closed, according to the Nature […]

Bird flu spotted in Israel again as outbreaks intensify globally

January 28, 2024January 28, 2024Arsen Mayer

Two gulls were found infected with the H5N1 subtype of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) near Binyamina-Givat Ada and Holon last week, the Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry added that at the beginning of January, a common teal was found infected with the virus in Bet Halevi, near Netanya, and a peregrine falcon […]

Polar bear dies due to bird flu for first time

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024Arsen Mayer

A polar bear was killed by H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, in Alaska in October in the first such case of a polar bear dying due to the virus, local media in Alaska reported last week. The polar bear was found in October in Utqiagvik, the northernmost community in Alaska. Dr. Bob Gerlach, Alaska’s […]

Scientists warn bird flu likely to spread further in Antarctica

December 23, 2023December 23, 2023Arsen Mayer

OFFLU, a network of scientists from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), warned on Thursday that bird flu is likely to spread further in Antarctica and could have an “immense” negative effect on wildlife in the region. In October, the first ever recorded case of bird […]